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___-& u_ -_W. I WIA L.IA ~pinAm; IM Ors Uos~kllr w. "~lr Wm t. ~wi ýM U bomo X1 Ain a oPelrw Am-4fhr ..t'i~ £~'~-lr(~Wrl4) L,mwY~ss,, ~~ M~L ·II k LIPROFES8IONAL CARDS:US w.a.e i vi. ....lplrn ..dsat YI· i U.-mhD Dbbi LaL rW~ ImimI DMi.S. Apdl ¶14iJOHN D. SAINTIREO3lDENT DENTIST.Preshlim. La.- wit ms. *. Wgjhrcru F.Sw,1AUMmSy an6 Conwuelois Law,>wt L ~Il.-1v.A. SArTIrn,: D.iq.1w. ts.s Is Ivss, ussp~rs e.st isfr.Swe Ii Is I(mit & C... I1L. . i.W.taqSu.A33 AND GOUNOUlLLON A! lAVAEs#l ftesIr Laao ~ bAs shotszsa a. sum'. 1.. L ueis.ATTORNEYS AT LAW.dam 91 Now Orhess..AI~r.33UT AID COUDEULLOR ADpaw.ins prmaI W se.- - is H.us SC Y1MemlIw h 1Dal DstrW Oi.e-1155 run, -aLL.wDrgI 1.1 a LNOTARY PUBLIC,*Prlh .Ibraw.w. S n on S. et H..... *,e61. 17 1.Robert P. P!eril,ATTORNE a AT LAW.- -sU'Sft~ 1iN.. bplas .1 U. Mry, «. EmS.fS.A Twos= al 1.Sad1 ow u..PYUZICIAN AND BURGEON.Embg . hl 3m .upuimee.. ba ha.. w um aw-l d IYw.p s f rad e =a! I.Y1e U. tiL-ILLI f1tCKUR1. lEA DAVIS.Tuehesr d~ Dwiam~lm maLr~llpmliwnsmuiu ghaLhrlJýatcil .iýfe 14NEW ORLEANSrARD&wu. U. )lr. 0 .LUIWI.58ami1S.......C...ComU,...... I3r PWe bd e Oft - gs.,a* CLOYUI3fmlIMSru, t*sWnb, £33 DOTSWe dm mS w PLAJATICE CLOTUINalb n m l" Ptak 1U4.b OaPImJmfn lDR. OF OENTPA1. SURGERYsou. ia may" a km%06IlPOO -4sýýsIrassIW MORLNJTM-1se i*~Rp33 WUlsT- AmJ a ItCUJisp-ieýwrvai-_siLu 3SUON4uic.+ý"**1$ai \ i =$sas4*R~~OVAWow - -.~nýý ý!s = :i~~s, I:-i tbu r llA FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LOOAL AND STATE INTERESTS, AND TO GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.VOL. N.EIV' EW IBEBIA, LA., WEDNEaDAY, MARCH 27, 1872, NUMBER 40; ImEl I mi m mm w m mm sIMI mI u . m mS AT JOl A., Attorney; Frost room orvBALOWIN. J. T , Lightning Rods, Water oolor, Bered well" ae.BO.A, A. C., Gau-maker, new buifding oe Juli!Streaoeeesped by Mistrot & Decuir.BUEZ. J. , Livery table, New ir poBriek store~ Mai street,B~ OW , A . & xMa., celsior Cooperag,SHaborvlle, Parish Iberia.STARRTH, J. J.. Iry goods. Groceries and NoSlien, Danny building. ate "Dollr 8tore."DELAHUIIUMAYK, D. N., Auctioneer for theDJ LACUOIC FP. T., Dealer in Ramle roots, iars of Beaner osee..VALCOrOUT, C. D.. Family Grocerle, Haw aa Cigor., and sholes liquor.AII ., slap , and y Dry (oods., harLsr Oak seeves, eta. *Dr.' A e, -.. ....t, MaleLORWAR-D, R. ., General Land Agent, Ba_.r Ofoe.IVU OAK HOUIfSE, Near Swam's War.. hse, Main Street.MOETAWTE, L. H., Attorney at Law, Officewith the Sberit-ULLAWE, PHILLIP, Engineer and general-ne ehinistZLRRY,. ROBERT S., Attorney and CounaselIbrat law.ROBZemRTSO JULIUS, Netary Public, ooeeOBERTsON, Ws.. A General InsuranceWAI, . D., Warehbeas, and general agent forMT, S3 RG.oae, Fay.and Family Groceriee,SMdai Street,O PLANTERS.IXC.LSIOR COOPERAGE, Hubert, prih o Iberia.H hdbarrels, alf barrel n hand. Ten gallon,ke,r syro. gmade to order. Peeo , three feet boards,p t, sad ahblag, mae So sree.aalS 'l-tf A. H BROWN a& SO.NarTy I..Wcas.............. e.. ., tt.............. .3.New Orleas. La.PLANTATION BROKER.mgar and Cotto plantations bought snd sold, also,Taes w" Landk.New Orleam, La O t. 6, 'T-ly,B. rmVs&tet,WEROHANT TAILOR.Dealer in3RS3 AND BOT'S CLOTHING-'AIDWarmlehlbg Seods.mait srest, Frank.., La nods-yLOBS L. awsauryao . P. aesays5.ONr ERAL AGENTSem . 4 Veal e trsea.0. ae~aP.Oo. L.,ds,ATTOUNY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW.Os ftl s.m. New Orriru., Mlke diwa giv .t bdeee. strute4d to ireOulsiea no& a spedalt7. d13 ly1~JI--- rr Oyster 8alodnT,..s A. aaw=ows, Pr priS.ew.(In Kyle's s [Wvomakt" Ls.I Qdatal It i · q lo-- -a.E. I.9.. .Wcae,30USD, SMN. AND ORRENNNTAL PAIJNTI,s vwmUa, Lai.Osme a~fld~ ýein$1y inmatoL >ea-71ROBZ$T HARE.OOTTON -AM SUGAR FACTO!'..DCOMMISSION MERChANT- .E ............." mi r.4, ..... .......ba. esesmmae 01. aUt.IL I;L OdMM 4 , s atrsr IýArFtSrU*Z 00UNOLLOSSAT Law* ~NOTARIES PUBLIO,WE ginm h -YLP ab .Ie Tam JhudJ DIniwM9f -. qpe r 0.,kJUeUI?14y.` ~NMxAON (h~~ le. Ihel N. Niele)--~ Ser WT. be-- .k veepeeS1MPip-R, -w r.g-.. anm is i inawa,~ .Eir #C Smf-_,_MBOCHANT...aettsr ttLt.ýr c L A- _ ~ e oa~l- --Jrli di at 1 tr t ý Y rl~l{Pottry.DIPALRT .ENTAL.TRE DIICRAROZD CLERK.I feel like one devoid of bis,I feel like one who's busted,I felt my back.hair dander rizTo see the way that cuss didlry on me to play it.lie said my usefthlnes was o'erIn that sphere especial,But hoped I wouldn't feel too soreTo come out and refresh allRoand; that's how he played it.Me gave me credit for auccess,In being ornamental;But even credit in excess,Was more than departmentalHuman virtue's up to.He prayed I'd find a better berthAnd be regenerated;Would willingly lndorea my worth.But see my veneratedLyee cerulean sable.He mentioned thea he'd bought a halfA share of stock-and laughed, didHe of old Sen. sandstone.My miussion' gone and so is al ;My Sal was fondly cherished ;Alas I for me, departed Sal-8o loved, so early perished -My little Sal-ary.U. B3TT, 3a-zlnth O. .A Tale Teld Out of Schli.- a"First person I love, second person thoulovest, third person he loves, drawled thebead boy in the class. The next, a littlegirl took it up promptly, "Plural-Firstperson we love, second person you love,third person they love.""And we all love." 'The interruption came in a whisper loudenough to be heard all over the room. causingthe older boys and girls to giggle; andthe teacher, Miss Olive Burnett, looked upquickly, glancing along the row of scholarson the backseat-yoang men and womenfor this was a country soboot, and in thewinter. She had come to look for troublein that quarter. Every day some freshaggravation. some new infringement of therules and offense gainst the discipline,made it hard work for her, a girl of eighteen,to maintain her authority over forty turbolent spirits, constantly incited to insubordination by the example of their acknowledged leader Scott Goldriok.He sat there, at the further end of thebeach, quite in the corner, a good lookingyoung man of twenty, with early chestnuthair, and mutinous curve of the lip, withhead bent low over his slate, and fingersbusy In figuring out some difficolt problemin arithmetic. But Miss Burnett was notdeceived by the apparently studious air.And there was an undertone of resolute determination in her voice as she said, lookingquietly over the forty faces before her :"These interruptlons mut come to anend at $once, There is a Feint where forbearance seases to be a virtue, an 1 Ithink ithas psseed. From this point I shall enforceevery rule of the school. The penalty forthe next interruption of this kind, will betwelve strokes of the ruler," carelessly ballifted for a moment, the dark hasel eyeslooked steadily into Miss Burnett's blueeyes; only for a moment, the space of abreath : then the head went on again steadily with that endless mase of figures, andMiss Barnett went on with her work..Hard work it was, especially hard workto-day. All day long the vivid scarlet hadborned in her cheeks, making her passinglovely, while her temples throbbed with painand one of the children, feeling her feverish touch, wondered "what made Miss Barnett'p hand to hot." She most not giveup, though. There was too much depending on her for that. A helpless mother andtwo little sisters, hardly more than babiesyet, all dependent for the bread they ateupon the over worked young teacher.Truly, failure here would be her disaster.But she must hot fail. Would these interminable lessons never be finished ? Shewanted to go home and rest.Two lious of tolerable quiet and order,and the day's work was nearly ended, whenin the midst of the last reception came thatinterrupting whisper, plainly heard all overthe room.For an instant Olive Burnett's heartled hr. Could she muster couragemasugh to ferule 8eott Goidriek, the oldestand largest boy in the school-a man grown?The thought eaes at once that it was en-maly for him to try herse. Butrightorwrong, her word was passed and meetbe kept; e authority was assailed, andmust be d now or lost altagether.To falter n toivo ep all her nerve,though her head throbbed orasºl, dismissedtheoas anedfaced te sbhool as she id :"The scholar who whispered that lasttime wil please step fra"There was a dead silence for an instant,then Scott Qoidrolk left his seat and walkedep to where the young teacher stood. Noboylh mis*lef was in his man er now, nobooking defreneo, but, instead, a quietmaniiilthat washarder to melt them mybravado would have been."You ca understand, Mr. Goldriok, thatuisis thot a dsty to me." her voiceit-d. h4m u tha esi,. law that"Yea wa gi that ft ksot pleasan rmt da th-.0 but sP nlse st be- h u.wm . IN e wed end edta cut hists lssee--no more, ,o les. Did hehew eveLyse t her t Perhaps heter hisye were u her face a thed wmdea th.i lst one was given hehehk to hisu t, a little graver thee)efslcs web asL . And therstof theehetaise ed. jeo. m ert. theyot bar; they n ew that well. Peer andsott 4 pas' s the psuer went together.If it was elesary submission to disc~i 's,mthe e-deL sM. •rcted theJ Ode1eate m.de th. B deI deserved thebeullaglor b tO e rs. I didn'tbeem n t eturqiA abs last time, thog.to'Cetsrw to my une'sCi 0--," Thea theaderMTni'Lss 3nats hesd ne meir.ra do befre har. *Oeig10, y) p and-w thoe11 n r ,,, dtewito ut olaw? Whatteuld sh dohwee - -e the door eldIl p abs brhead. He stood before :cr presently withthe books on his arm and his hat in hisband,"I am going away, Miss Burnett; so stay.Will you bid me good bye ?"Still she did not look up or speak. liepersisted gently.*"Have I offended you "eyond all bope offorgiveness ?She gave him her hana. at that."No, but "* But you are sick. Miss B arnftt !" as hew in her face plainly. "Y."u are reallysick. What can I do f:,r you ?She tried to smile."It is only a headach, .l have had it allday. and a touch of for-r with it p,.rhapsNothing more."You have been sick ai. day, and I havebeen aggravating the Lfe out of you." thesaid, remeirnsefelk-. in ;is earne.tuesb downon one knee beside her eb.w-, with a halfS.,half r_4 l.yIV t. stov t.lci-netant y, ot l.-.iriy, but eversince you came here to teach What abrute you must think me. It was unmanlyand cowardly to act as I did. No, you mustlet me make a full confession now," kissingthe hand she laid over his mouth to stophim. 'But, Miss Buunett. you are veryilL" seriously alarmed inow at thou sight of- her white face and-closed eyes, for the selfcontrol maintained by main force all dayand up to this moment, had given away suddenly, and weaker than a child she sata there, her breath coming in little shorte gasps.e Unused to woman's modes and ways, heit was at a loss what to do. He had an idea,t, outDh, that when a lady fainted cold waterwas the thing, so he sparkled her face withthe cup standing on the table within reachd of his hand, and man-like he drew her headdown upon his shoulder.d She was not altogether unconscious, forp she made a weak movement to withdrawherself from his arm, but he whispered,:"Trust me and lie still, will you not, till youa are better ?" conscious the while of an odd.a pleasant thrill at his heart as her face lay so5 near his own that he cld.lbave touched itwith his lips.If he had been a ~1osen years older hewould most likely have yielded to the temptation and kissed the roses back to hercheeks. but there was just the least bit of- boyish timidity yet about him, and besideshe could not forget that be had been thecause of this very illness, and his heartsmote him regretfully every time he lookedat her.She sent him away, by-and-by-as soonas she was able to sit up without support.She would not let him go home with her,t either, though he begged her to let him doso; she would do better by herself, shesmid. But seeing the troubled look in his teyes as he turned away, she relented so faras to say :"I trust we part as friends."He came back to her at this. sayingearnestly :"" "Can you be my friend after what youhave ..3wn of me for the past two months 7""I can be--- ae sneerqly your friend.""Thank ydu for aAh ! he never guessed hat. instead of atroubled conscience, he was carrying OliveBurnett's heart with him.It was seven years before they looked tupon each other's face again. Such a long,interval. Those seven years has changedSoot Goldrick into a successful businessman, steadily amassing his thousands, andalive to the brillant, coaurted young widowMrs. Logan.She had grown heart-sick of teaching,and one day, in a- desperate mood, gave itup and married Paul Logan, the rich landowner. Scott Goldrick, hearing of it in thedistant city where he was living, said:"Bach a pity !"She was one woman of athousand, and deserves a better man thanthat."Well. Paul Logan was a better man thanScott Goldriok's words would seem to imply: and better still, his gold brought allcomforts to the helpless mother, until shedied, and a home with all the advantages ofwealth to the little sisters. And now, withher husband two yeaesy the grave, Mrs.Logan weat freely into society obee more."Such a lovely woman," men said whenspeaking of her; and Sqott Goldrick indomred the verdiet when he met her at a reception onae evining, and the hostess, sup -posing them to be unadqeinted, presentedhim.Itwas the Olive Burnethat sevenyears agowho smiled up at him, Os she said to Mrs.Lake : "Mr. Goldriok and I are very oldrleads.""You remember me, then 1'" he said, ashe led her away.".I shall never forget," was the sweetlygrave reply.But somehow," with this lattering beginning they did not seem to make muchprogress in the renewal of their aoquaintamoeship. Meeting often as they did atparty and ball reoeptioos, at concerte andtheatres and operas. th4e was alwais anindenaable something, a distanoe betweenthem; and it was quite at the the close ofthe Winter that, call*g one morniag onMrs. Logas to make hfi edieu beforaleavtown, Scott Goldrie g a momentbe:;mII Cl~j , tos*es .c t.o to"Do yet reemb e old'shoolhoose ?""Yea I semember. 'I am going outbthu om pupese to see i.this cominr Sam"And I, toe. , Who knows but what weshall meet.-"It was in the midatel August heats thatMrs. Logan, paying a fying visit to Ryefield, procee the. key to the old schoolhose-empty new for simmer vacationsad walked down ther alone one afternoonto take a leok-at it.The door swrung reIlly upon its hinges,a she entserd and loketd strangely about.It was set the selssast ice in the world,foe sest of det, rae by the last sweepkg. ad settled over everything. but therough-coated walls looked as familiar asever, end the glased raps hanging theread the aUgeinted woedm beaches. It wasta that eroer Boott *V1ikck ueed to sitad rermembergy,. a tide of recollectionsushed over her, nd she sat down in thelown eeed chair, and laid her head uponthe pie table just ta she had done tbhtevemag mers than seien years before.Sittin there buried It thought, she didmet bear the foot s that crossed the thresbel-4hat pased st the door and theneams to her, while a ule asid :"Mirs Baretat, I a.tging away. Willye . hid megood by ?'She loked up w4th a'-ule cry-to meets re oefle.risl epm, to see before hera g had. ap. fbh, aed heavy wavesof ehmett. hi-r.Yeea telby .Gldrick !Iesld islbetbelieve eoil days had*asem eaks"Ye.s me t then," hesaid and kneelIng mer hbase ehair, "Youare not pale.w, so I shall not sprinkleyour face with water," glancing at theempty cup standing upon the table, "but Ishould like to have your head on my shoulder."She made a movement to ris* but h' detsined her."Don't be offended, Olive," he said earnestly. "I made confession of my -ins thatnight, let me make another confession now.Ithink I began to love you that evening.but I was a boy ; I know now that I loveyoul,Your faC. has always been before me,the sweetest and finest in the world. You,;it nie away from your then-dos't be socruel again. I want to stay with youalways. Olive. I want to be your husband."For answer she put up her hand and drewhis !head down upon her shoulder. Andthe brown wall must have ,peneff eyes ofastonisitnment, if eyes they had. to see Scotttololrick kissirg the blushing little women.s' t _ lthe s ,a:, falls in lov .". t .iIBe at tweaf - seven he is ap -.1 .sIperately in earnest.And in the gathering gloom of twi:ightthey locked the door of the old school-houJiseI,'bhind them and turned their steps homeward, not teacher and pupil now but plighted man and wife.Don Piatt of the Capitol "does" ParsonNewmen in the following Btyle.The Right Reverend Major General JohnP. Newman, of the Methodist EpiscopalMetropolitan Memorial church with thechimes attached. has, we are pained to say,suffered injustice at our hands. We hastenwith christian seal to make the amenue.We see it now. It is strange that we neversaw it before. But the Rev. John P. is anhumble instrument in the hands of DivineProvidence for the accomplishment of greatworks. In this way he defeated the Hon.Harlan and gave Allison to the Senate.And now we learn through a communication of his addressed to the New York Methediat, that he has gathered into the fold-'the President, the Vice President, andmany members of Congress." Is not thisdoing a land office business among the sinners ? As we have said he prays for allour rulers save and except the Hon.Speaker Blaine. The Honorable Speakerwon't be gathered in, hence the lack ofprayers. Nay, more-we have vilified andscandalized him in the most outrageous andabominable manner those chimes. Hearhim on *"them chimes.""The bells call the childaen to Sundayschool and the people to the house of theLord. Thes, bells have their mission, andtheir sweet note- have awakened religiousemotions in many a heart. As in mournfulnumbers they rang the old year out, as injoyful sounds they rang the new year in,their notes aroused from his slumbers oneof the most prominent physicians, broughtto his mind a flood of early memories,awakening deep emotions, and he resolvedto be a better man."Good enough! Think of that most prominent prescriber of lotions and potions suffering from an attack of deep emotion, andrearing up in his night linen to hold a mesound of those chimes. We would like to,have have his medicated ears saluted andh;s hardened old heart touched by theclang.whanging, until he would have emotions. Pernaps he would not clap on ablister and say so unfeelingly. "Let it remain until it draws handsomely." Thunder, draw handsomely ! Then it might effect his bills, that are harder to take thanhis boluses. Go it ye chimes! Again :"In the twilight of Christmas, are theychimed 'Come ye Disconsolate,'.and theirtender notes fell upon the ears of a refinedbut afflicted lady in a different part of thecity, and brought consolation to her brokenheart."This is sweet. We may say that it istouching. Think of that lady that is notonly ' refined but afflicted in a different partof the city." We don't know what sort ofa disease it is to be "afflicted in a differentpart of the city," but it must be terrible.Then the chimes he helped her-we begpardon, come to look at it the reverene pentleman means that the refined and afflictedlady was at a distance from the chimes.We have known some refined and afflictedladies nearer the chimes who fairly jumpoat of their refined skins when the clang.ing begins. In this case it was a distancethat lent enchantment. Again :"So effectually do they preach Jesus, bychiming the sweet songs we sing, that astranger, a guest at onq of our hotels, andwithal a sinner, was awakened and led toChrist. 'Holiness shall be written on thebells of the horkea"'Now we maintain that this last is themeat marvelous conversion of all. It beatsthe hardened old doctor and the refined andafflicted lady at a drstance.- The chimespenetrated a hotel. They smote upon theears of a lobby agent-for he was not "asinner withal ?"-and converted him. Whata shame the learned divine does not tell uswhat happened then. Did he leave the lobby ? Did he return his little retainer andthrow np his contingent ? We'd, like toknow. The chimes have only to penetratethose hotels and convert a landlord, and wecome down. We see how it is. The infer1 row oo g out with the terrible langow the air awbetts t ocr " ,anares themto dath with t'esort of a cisethey may expect hereafter. But we umbly suggest that if the chimes are so effective, why net run on the chimes and dispease with the minister ?The closing quotation refers to ProfessorPratt, the horse torturer, who helped get uptbhis holy noise. It is good. We may sayit again, good enough.But the most important part of this theological firm is where we are told, "Amongthe mere recent converts is the JapanesePrince Kodamame, a young man of twentyyears, who is reading law in the olBoe ofJudge George P. Fisher, one of toe stewards- of our churobh." We think a youngheathen, of the impious name of Koddamme, and bedly spelled at that "mit a K,"ought to be converted and suddenly baptized into a less profanq.cognomen.We have not the space to follow the eloquent parson through his entire effort. ItIs eloquent. He is in good societ$ Everyscience carries the oder of wealth. Thechurches are elegant. Great men throngthem. High officials are affected. Overthe vast riches here, and yet to come, theoily reverend smacks his month. Thereisn't a poor devil in the whole affair. TheFoundry church is, "in the mi4pst of oarbest residences." A. churob is needed onEast Capitol Hill, where "several blocks ofelegant residences" are. We are madeacquaint&l with Congressmen, wealthy citisens, judges of tUs Supreme Court, Cabinetoffleers, while the President and Vice President are on ebxhibitioa in every paragraph.How about puttinu this holy camel throftghthe eye of that nepdle ?"Come and kiss" me is the name of asmall Vicksburg Stesamboat.A Strange Character.[ The Wadhington correspondent of theCincinnati Commercial furnishes the following :I remember one old woman, she must bedead now whlwfsed to sit near the reporters' gallery, in a corner, all day long, withher knitting. She must have been nearlyseventy years old, for she was gray andwrinkled and bent with age, and her voicewas shrill and piping. Her dress wts always the same-a dress of dark woolenstuff, and a bonnet of black silk, somethingbetween a hood and sunbonnet. For manyyears that old lady occupied that seat. Shewas never seen In another. She come longbeforoe-house assembled, and remained untilit adjourned. Nothing was known of her.She pail no attenition to anything but herknitting and the proceedings of the house.She was the great myste y; nobody knewner nobody could tell, 'rahe cameSfrom. what her name .s. nor where shewent to. It was only known she was neverabsent from that seat during the sessions ofthe House. Every day found her in thesame place.It made no diffeaence whethor the mudof fall and spring were knee deep; it mattered not if the wind ble,; the snow of thewintee in biting eddies about the ears ofout- door tolks ; it availed not if the sessionwas delayed long in tropical summer, whenthe galleries were like immense bake ovens,sparkling and snapping with heat-nothingkept her away. She came as regularly asthe hour of twelve on the big clock in frontof the Speaker, and ahe always had, or atleast appeared to - have, tho same wore.This was counted a little strange for shetoiled most industriously-stopping, it iltrue, now and then for a second, to bendover the railing when any exciting oqcurrence was taking place.What was most peculiar in this strangewoman, she seemed to take the deepest interest in the proceeding, and she wetchedthem with the intelligence which denotedher thorough understanding of what wasoccurring. She would frequently break outwith such exclamations as, "Good for you.""That's right," '*That's a lie." "Oh, youare very sharp." "I hope he'll carry it,"etc. The stranger sitting near would turnand look the old woman in the face for amoment, but she was ustloced, paying noattention, but continuing her knitting. Shedid not seem to have a deranged mind, buta single circumstance led many to believethat her mind was somewhat unsteady.Whenever a vote in the house was takenvia raoce, she would cry out as toad as anyof them, "a-y-e," and when the Speakercalled taor the negative vote she would answer in the samin manner, "'n-o." She votedon both sides of every question, and neverdodged, being somewhat in advantage ofa good iany ot the members in this respect.This strauge woman disappeared from heraccustomed place in the gallery about twoyears ago. She departed as quietly andmysteriously as she came ; nobody knowsfrom whenoe she came, or whither she hasgone. She is probably among the dead, forreporter's gallery, and from her chronicknitting work. .Count Twenty.fiveThe editor of the Utica Herald says:"My wife had cut an item from the columnsof some paper wherein a demented writer-d about sorn impossible woman who, being troubled with a bad temper, countedtwenty-five every time she got provoked.and thus became a sweet, amiable, and dearlyloved ornament of the house of her celghtedhusband. I read the article, and remarked,"Bosh." Maria paid no attention to me, butunfolded her plan. She said that every timeI got mad I should count twenty-five, andevery time she got pad she would counttwenty-five. I asked her who she thoughtwould pay our rent while we sat and countedtwenty-five over and over all day long.Then she said I was always raising objections''o her plans for our mutual improvement. and I said I was not.6and she said Iwas enough to try the patience of a saint,and I said she was too and she came for me.and I told her to count twenty-five; but sheforgot all about that, and just tallied one inmy left eye.Then I was going to remonstrate with thepoker, and sae told me to count twenty-five,and I said fwould not; but I did before shehad pulled more than half my hair out. Thenshe made me count twenty-five over andover until I was out of breath and felt realpleasant and goodnatured. So we went tosupper. New, the cat was curled up in mychair, but I did not see it until I set dow=;and I did not see it then, but I was prettysure it was there, In fact I knew it was theseas- well as I wanted to, and more, too. I feltinclined to rise up suddenly, but as I gathered to spring she brandished the teapot.and murmured: "Joshua your temper isrising; count twenty-five, or I'll break yourhead," and that cat was drawing a map ofthe Tenth Ward with her claws upon me,with the streets and boundaries marked inmy blood. I roseeo explain, and said, "-Mydear-I-" but she caromed on my headwith a well-shot tea cup, and sprinkled myface with a quart of hot tea, and I sat downam4.mted twenaw-rs ,*t it kitsed thecat The old tellow died ard, though. 13ould feel him settle as has nine lives wentout one by one.A few days' practice of this rule, underthe loveing instruction of Maria. has enabledme to conquer my temper completely. No-body can get me mad low; I am in a stateof perpetual calm, and I want to see theman who wrote that story. I want to fit himfor the hands of an undertaker. and make ademand for mourning goods among hisfriipas. Then I cad die happy-countingtwenty-five._ Boston julrau · correspondent writes ofJames Buchannan and Thaddeus Stevens:*'Stevaqs divided with Boohannan, who livedin the same town, the leading of the bar inhis county. Both were married, both headed their political parties, and were generallypitted sgainnt each other in all cases. Butin most things they were unlike. Buchananwas aristocratic, selfish and miserly. Stevens was plainly republican, homely in styleof life, open-handed, and gave awayall thathe earned to every body who wantedchurches, theaters, friends and foes Buoohanan was exacting in his fees, very saving,and died worth $300,000, the Ihger part ofwhich was in cash securities. Stevens wasalways embarrassed, laid up nothing, andwhat his'estate will bring is unknown. Hishouse has been sold, and 4is books and furniture will soon be put ander the hammer.Ate late Baptist revival out nWess ayoang lady who had been leading a somewhatirregular life, saddenly became open to oonviction and was converted. When.the minister had sebmerged her and came out ofthe water and, he asked herhow she felt inher mind. She repligd : "AUl honky, onlya little wet.The Japanese ln inahingto.The ambassadors have elegant apartmentsat the Arlington. The five chiefs f theembassy are provided for as becomes theirnotions. They kave suites of apartmentsin the Juhnson House, adj.,inring t!:e hotel.'T'hey eat in their bedrooms, although private dining rooms are attached to theirsaites of apartments. The commissionershave rooms opposite, in one of tbs. Morganlouses. Except the five chiefs, ail belonging to the embassy prefer to eat in pblic.They wish as soon as possible to learsAmerican manners and customs. Theyimagine that when they can suocessfallyimitate Amercans they will be prepared tomeet anybody. no matter of what rank, inthe civilized community. We thank themfor the delusion, and pray they may not bemisled.The Japanese, finding themselves tmuchfatigued by the journey, have preferred remaining quietly at their rooms for two orthree days. They will net be presented tothe President until Monday at noon. and,of course, prior to their official presentation will accept no, hosoitalities. Theyhave had some little difficulty in gettingnettled in their quarters in the Arlington.Th, re were so many of them that thingswere rather mixed last night. Some of themen of rank slept on the floor. while someof the servants were given choice rooms.At breakfast this morning, to the great di.*gust ot one of the prilces, he found himselfbreakfasting between two or the servants.The latter were also much aggrieved by hiscontretemps. It will take a day or two toget things straight. There were not lesthat three hundred pieces of haggag,* b,longing to one .,ajndred members of theparty, add natural'y the a.sorting of it con.sumeae ti..e. Th a embassy will probablyremain' N WbaMgton two er tAfter the official presentatiolat the WhiteHouse, they will visit C"ugress, the Supreme Court, a.ud the varius departmenbs.Th, y will also be taken to Mdunt Vernonand to annapolis to see the Naval ochool.On their way to New York they will stopin Philadelphia, and visit the -avy Yardthere, and after visiting New York theywill visit the Brooklyn Navy Yard andWest Point. Next week a - ird of reception will be given the embassy by the Government at Masonic Temple. 'hbis will bea very handsome affair, and most probablywill come off on Tues lay evening. The decoration will be elaborate and unique. Itis rumored also that a reception will begiven the Japenese at the White Hoaee inthe course of the next week or two. Thiswill also be a card reception, and no uniavited guests will be admitted.There are five persons belonging to thisembassy who have been in this country be.fore. Governors Ito and Foekontai werehere a year ago. Japanese "Tommay" washere thirteen years ago, and the exiteomentin regard to him and the attention paid himare very generally remembered. He is nowa second secretary of the embassy aed hisname appears on the official list as lidjiroNagamo. Tommy was only his Amerioesoubriquet. He was a sociable young person. and used to wander around alone tndtalk to every one, which explains the familiar manner in which he was addressedand spoken of.,Mr. Mori, Japenese Charge d'Afairesntao secretaries of the Japenese Legation.and many natives of Japan now studying inthe United States who had assembled ;ereto meet the embassy, were here to greettheir countrymen. Curiosity has been ex.cited chiefly about the female children, whohave been styled *"princeasess." Thesegirls are not of noble birth; at least, sc Iam told by those who ought to know. Theybelong to the middle clhsses. and are senthere to be educated as teachers, and wbentheir education is completed they are expected to return to Japan and instruotother Japenese girls. It has been decidedin Japan to introduce the Englis languageof dress. their own national costume beingesteemed by them a relic of barbarism.Tile girls were taken at once to privatehouses in Georgetown. and will be strictlyguarded from public observation, that is tosay, curiosity... .•q.Pe- - . •A VERY GuJOD WAY.-In answer to acorrespondent who wants to know "how tokeep a hen from setting" a Western editorthus rises and explaius:There are several very good wis to make them into pot pies tteen days before they exhibitdence of chicken heartedgood way is to watch the bebe.gins the pe ular clucking.desire to mAtriculate,milk, put mustard poulti dbang her up by her neckpress for ninety-three or ninety- our days.Should the demoralized Biddy be eat dowibefore the time of setting she will probasset out for some other localit - Anothergood way would be to read the riot aot, whomif they will not disperse. wallop them gentlyover the head with a brick, sled shoe. ohankof stone, or a horse hoof with the shod os.After all these oontrivances and devle..have been applied and fail, and if the old hemwon't behave herself, why-j*sat let her set.A BRAsuToUL Sa-Trrxrr.-The following beautiful sentiment was recently tteredby Judge Jno. L. T. Sneed is deliveringthe opinion of the Supreme Corrt in thecase of Harrison vs. Wisdom *et ai. fromthe law docket of Montgomery county :**The idea that the judicial oMoer is sop.posed to be tested with ermine, though fabulous and mythical is yet more eloquent iaits significance. We are told that the ittlecreature called the ermine is so meutelysensitive as to its own cleanliness that it becomes paralyzed and powerless at tbe slightest touch of defilement upon its snow-whitefar. When the huuters are pursuing it theyspread with mire the pass leading t itshaunts toward which they them dee t.knowing that it will submit tbse epturedrather than defile itself. A. .th liIke senability should belong to him who eomes toz .eo" .-e ,.*.s ,x('fa Ibe3 oqedge."The feat of "Iterr joltum. the PressianHercules." who Is astoniyiong the Britishby catohing a ball fired From a canun,. Issaid to be neither novel nor diffioult. Thefact is that about two oanees of ptwder amplaced in the gun, then the ball is rammedhome, then the balance of the charge is potin. When the gun is fired all the po der iignited, and the flash. smoke and report areorthodox, but the ball receives propulsiononly from the small quantity of powder behind it. and is thrown but a very few feet.So accurately coul'w the foroe be estimateld.that at an exderimmnt in England, in 1864,a 12 pound ball was thrown against a boardfence so as to leave a slight dent on it without knockingit down.A person in a passion v-ry often jumpsat conclusions suddeuly. "I say, neighbor.Snobs, if you don't keep yoar hens out ofmy garden, I will shout them." *'Very welLDoolittle, shoot away; only if you kfil anyof my hens, throw them into my yard."Crack went the fowling piece morning, aftermorning,.nd large fat hens were pitchedinto neighbor Snob's yard. They cookedwell. After a fortnight or so, Doolittle discovered that Snobs-never had any hens, andhe had been shooting his own, they havebroken out of his own coop.At a school where words were "gives oat'for subjects in compuoition,a '"mute inglorious Milton" produced at sight this sentence on the word "panegyric;" "A fewdrops of panegyrio, given on a large lumpof sugar, is often best for an infant with lb.stomach ache.'We have heard of a woman of ninety, knitting one hundred pairs of stockings in oueyear, besides refusing an offer of marriage.